Dish-washer.



No. 847,495. PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907. M. M. MoKEE.

DISH WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. 1905.

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No. 847,495. M. M. MoKEE DISH WASHER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1905.

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MARY MEIS MoKEE, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO BELLE R. MoKEE, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

DISH-WASH ER.

Patented March 19,1967.

Application filed June 23. 1905- Serial No. 266.618.

Be it known that I, MARY Mars MOKEE, a citizen of the United States of 'America, re-

siding at .Tacoma, in -the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish Washers and Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to dish washers and cabinets, and has for its object to rovide a cabinet in which dirty dishes may e placed where they may be washed, dried, and stored without further handling. 1

Further objects are'to improve means of holding the plates, means of holding cups and glasses,.arrangements of parts whereby view and all articles may be reached by the washingwater without difficulty, and the construction of the cabinet;

I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frdint elevation of my device used as a cabinef'i Fig. 2 is a side view. thereof, showing it arranged for drying the dishes. Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing it I Fig.4 is a cross-section thereof online 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view showing a cup in the' cuprack. Figs. 6 and-7 arev respectively front plan showing a dish in the dish rack.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My device is shown'in the drawings in the form of atable 1, supported on le s 2 andsupporting a cabinet 3 thereon. T e table,

however, is cut away under the cabinet, leaving an open space, under which the tank 4 is suspended. This tank 4 is arranged with all of its sides inclined and conver ing to a point which is preferably directly un er the hereinafter-mentioned pump. The tank 4 has a very large drain-valve 5 atthis lowest point.

On the table 1 and beside the cabinet 3 is secured the pump 6, having a handle 7 pllaced in such convenient position that it may easily be ..0 erated with the right hand, whiie the left hand directs the stream'of water from the pump. The kind of purn which is; used is largely immaterial, though prefer to have tion-pipe 8 leads directly down from the pump through the table 1 into the tank 4 near this lowest point and is provided with the strainer 9 at its lower end. A deliverypipe 10, connecting with a rubberhose 11, is secured to its upper end. Thehose 11 passes throfigh the side of the cabinet and is provided with a suitable nozzle at its end.

' The cabinet 3 consists of a b0); having three stationary vertical sides and a top an front formed of hinged panels. There is no bottom to the cabinet 3 as it connects directly with the tank 4 under it. The top-of the cabinet has a hinged anel 12, which does not, however, exten allow the steam to escape quickly when the dishes are to be dried. i

The front of the cabinet is formed of'two panels 13 and 14. The panel 13 extends down from the top about two-thirds of the cabinet. This panel 13 is kept closed only while the dishes are being stored and while my device is being used as a dish-cabinet. The panel 14 is hinged at its lower edge and is adapted to form an apron. In Fig. 2 thispanel is shown swung down as faras it will go and in the position in which it is placed when the dishes are being dried; but in Fig. 4 it is shown in use as an apron, in which position it is placed when the dishesare. being washed and in which it is adapted to prevent the splashing of water from the dishes out of thecabinet. This apron is rovided with sides 15, which engage the si es of the cabinet 3 andwhich may have any suitable means of holding the panel 14 in, any desired position.

Within the cabinet are placed aseries of dish and cup holding devices, each of which maybe easily removed from the cabinet. In

wire basket having straight wires across its upper ed e, which is adapted to hold miscellaneous o jects, such as platters, glass fruitdishes, knives, forks, spoons, &c. The saucer, sauce-dish, and plate racks areall of In the bottomof the cabinet is a v erablyconstructed rather deep, the horizonright hand, holding the nozzle of the hose 11 delivers it through the nozzle, which I direct I fled at all of Ithedirt h'as been removed from all the dishes,

': ical effort necessary to put intothe operation "of dish-washing,

similar'construction and are designated by numeral 16. They consist of two parallel bars extending across thecabinet and having notches 18 cut therein at convenient intervals. The pairs of bars are set at an angle, as shown in the drawings, so asto revent the plates from slipping through. he notches 18 are cut into the bars at an an le corresponding with the usual angle whic the rim of the plate makes to the bottom thereof. Further, the notches 18 on each side of the center of the cabinet are cut so that the plates, &c., face the center, as shown in Fig.3.

The cup-holding rack consists of front and rear'b'ars 19, connected together by several setsor seriesof three wires 20. Each series of three wires is arranged practically as shown in Fi '5. The series on each side of the center 0 the cabinet'are also reversed, so that the cups, glasses, 850., will face toward the center. v

The basket 21 ismade of wire and is preftal wires 22 passing across the top of the basket,'so asto hold large platters, &c., in vertical position.

I Itwill be observed that all the dishes, cups, &c., are held so as to; be practically vertical, each dish bein supported separate from all the others an each dish being readily gotten'at. The operation of my dishew-asher is as follows: I, place in the tank 4 a small quantity of boiling Water, with soap-powder mixed therein. Then I. close up .the' cabinet-tight, so that the steam from the water will act on the dishes and soften the dirt thereon. In a few minutes I open the panel '13 and the apron 14 into the positions shown in Fig.4. Then-I operate the pumphandle7 with the with the left hand. The pump sucks the boiling soapy waterthroug theflpipe 8 and againstany of the articles in the cabinet- The force of the stream of water will-depend directlyon the force. appliedto the pum handle 7. .I can'thus gage the amount 0 ph s-.

with the. diflicu'lt'y' met in removing dirt from the dishes. The dirty is used over and over again so longfas I con ,tinue washlng the dishes. When I am satls- I open 'the'dr'aina e-valve 5.a nd",draw 01f all the water and re sef I then close the valve 5 and ourin more clean-j boiling water,which I app y to the dishes as partment wherein dishes adapted to allow the steam after the dishes are washed, a lower panel on of water to before, thus rinsing .them thoroughly. This water is also drawn off and a third quantity of boiling water is 'applied for the purpose of polishing the dishes. As SO01 s they have all been thoroughly I olished $ith this last application of water open the top panel 12 and allow the steam that is within the cabinet to escape into the room. The dishes uickly become dry through the action of t e current of air which is formed by opening the top 12. As soon as the dishes are dried, which usually takes a very few minutes, the cabinet is clpsed tight again and the water is drawn off. g g

It will be readily seen that by keeping my dishes in the same cabinet in which they are washed I not only save them from damage due to rehandling, but I- also have them securely protected from contamination due to dust collected in ordinary dish-closets, for my cabinet being tightly closed will not admit of any material amount of dust, and since it is washed out with three waters every time the dishes are washed it is evident that it and everything contained therein becomes thoroughly sterilized. My cabinet,- therefore, is a distinct advance toward promoting the health of the family.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is w 1. A dish-washing cabinet having a commay be washed and stored, a removable panel on its upper side to escape rapidly the front side adapted to form an apron, an upper removable panel on the front side, removable racks within said compartment to hold the dishes in vertical position, a tank to hold the wash-water and to receive the dripwater from the dishes, a pump in communication with the water in said tank, and a hose and nozzle connected with said pump and adapted to direct the flow of water delivered thereby to the dishes stored within said cabinet.

2. A dish-washing cabinet having a lower front panel hinged at its lower end to form an apron, the remainder of the front thereof hinged so as tobe withdrawn from the front whereby access may be had to the interior of said cabinet, and means for forcing a stream any part ofsaid cabinet whereby the dishes therein may be cleaned.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. MARY MEIS MoKEE. Witnesses:

JAMES H. DEGE, BELLE R. MOKEE. 

